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Art Blakey
Live Messengers

Album US 1978 on Blue Note label
Jazz (Bop, Hard-Bop)

Three newly discovered, unissued, live sessions including more from the classic 1954 Birdland performances. A1-A2, Recorded at the Village Gate in August 1961. B1-C2, Recorded in March 1962 at the Renaissance Club, Hollywood, California. D1-D3, Recorded at Birdland on February 21, 1954 in mono. All selection in this album are release here for the first time. Publishers: A1: Kayak Music Inc. BMI A2: Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. BMI B1: Warner Bros. Inc./Intersong Music ASCAP B2: Kayak Music Inc. BMI C1: Miyako Music BMI C2: Gomace Music BMI D1: Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. BMI D2: Publisher Unknown D3: Vogue Music BMI ©℗ 1978 United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc. Manufactured by United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.

     
Musicians
PortraitArt Blakey dr, 1919-1990 US
drums, album by
PortraitLou Donaldson as, *1926 US
alto saxophone
PortraitCurly Russell b, 1917-1986 US
bass
PortraitJymie Merritt b, *1926 US
bass
PortraitMichael Cuscuna sax, dr, *1949 US
compiled by
PortraitCedar Walton p, 1934-2013 US
piano, composed by
PortraitHorace Silver p, 1928-2014 US
piano
PortraitWayne Shorter ts, ss, *1933 US
tenor saxophone, composed by
PortraitCurtis Fuller tb, *1934 US
trombone, composed by
PortraitClifford Brown tr, 1930-1956 US
trumpet
PortraitFreddie Hubbard tr, 1938-2008 US
trumpet, composed by
Producers
Ira Gitler liner notes
Chuck Stewart photography by
Alan Douglas producer
Alfred Lion producer
Charlie Lourie supervised by, project director blue note jazz classic series
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1The Promised LandArt BlakeyCedar Walton13:11
2ArabiaArt BlakeyCurtis Fuller11:25
3It's Only A Paper MoonArt BlakeyBilly Rose, E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen13:17
4MosaicArt BlakeyCedar Walton12:23
5Ping PongArt BlakeyWayne Shorter12:14
6Up Jumped Spring (Alternate Version)Art BlakeyFreddie Hubbard5:10
7Weet DotArt BlakeyJ.J. Johnson6:56
8BluesArt Blakey8:35
9The Way You Look TonightArt BlakeyDorothy Fields, Jerome Kern9:55
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